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691770

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date	20/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to make available the free software from HM Revenue and Customs to enable compliance with quarterly reporting obligations being imposed under the Making Tax Digital programme.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	64652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is working closely with the software industry to ensure that a range of software products (including free software) is available before the commencement of Making Tax Digital in April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The tax system already provides support via various reliefs and deductions for the purchase of hardware and software as well as other expenditure. As part of the Making Tax Digital consultations, the Government sought views on further financial assistance and support. Given the views expressed, it announced on 31 January that it will continue to consider options for assistance and support alongside the fiscal impacts.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 64200 question first answered 23/02/2017 15:30:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

691792

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2016 to Question 57196, when his Department will publish its response to the consultation on Making Tax Digital.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	64587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government response to the Making Tax Digital consultations was published on 31 January.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/02/2017 15:47:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

691868

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to discourage farming methods which lead to the overuse of antibiotics.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	64565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Veterinary Medicines Directorate is working closely with the veterinary profession and livestock sectors to embed responsible use of antibiotics both in stewardship plans and within farm assurance scheme standards and also to set sector-specific targets for reducing antibiotic use by the end of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Following recommendations made by the Independent Review on AMR, Defra committed to a reduction of 20% in overall antibiotic use in farming by 2018. The most recent data from 2015 show that overall sales of antibiotics for use in livestock dropped by 10%. The government is also considering how future agricultural policy might incentivise high animal health and welfare systems of production.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/02/2017 12:32:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

691885

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to introduce a ban on the export of live animals for slaughter.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	64580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government would prefer animals to be slaughtered close to the point of production, however, the unilateral banning of live animal exports would be illegal under EU free trade rules. Once the UK has left the EU, there will be the possibility to consider further measures in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/02/2017 12:15:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

692024

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what trends there have been in reoffending rates in London since the reform of the probation service and the introduction of community rehabilitation companies.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	64502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>One year proven reoffending rates for the first cohort managed under our probation reforms will be published in the quarterly proven reoffending statistics bulletin in October 2017, which will be available on <a href="http://gov.uk" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Interim Payment by Results figures, based on a shorter reoffending period than the final results, were published on 27 October 2016 and 26 January 2017. These can be found on GOV.uk.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/02/2017 13:08:51 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

686272

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to encourage the involvement of church groups and other Christian organisations in the delivery of overseas development projects and programmes.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	63519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Faith groups make a significant, wide and distinctive contribution to poverty reduction. As such, DFID encourages their involvement in overseas development and currently provides funding to over 30 faith groups. DFID’s Faith Partnership Principles Paper aims to strengthen partnerships with faith groups, including by building a common understanding of faith and development and documenting the impact of faith groups.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/02/2017 15:51:28 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

685505

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Iranian Government condemning the use of the death penalty in that country.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	63100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2017 answer text <p>We regularly raise human rights with the Iranians at all levels and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues. The British Government is firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country, including Iran. We have made clear to Iran our opposition to the use of the death penalty. I raised the death penalty during my visit to Tehran on 18 January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/02/2017 15:24:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

685568

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with mental health conditions receive fair treatment in the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	63099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>A key aspect of our prison reform programme will be to address offender mental health and improve outcomes for prisoners. This includes making sure governors are focused on, and accountable for, these outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Our hard-working prison staff provide vital support to prisoners with mental health issues every day and last year we invested in specialist mental health training for officers.</p><p> </p><p>We also need to improve access to mental health services in the community. We are working with the Department of Health and NHS England to develop a new mental health protocol that will ensure timely access to mental health services so that courts are able to increase their use of mental health treatment requirements as part of a sentence. This will mean that we can intervene earlier, to prevent escalation that ends up in a prison sentence.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 28/03/2017 09:37:23 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

686276

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the Australian Government on preparations for opening trade talks.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	908687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p><em>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade established the UK-Australia Trade Policy Working Group with the Australian Trade Minister last September, and my noble Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy (Lord Price) chaired the first meeting of this group in November. This is an important step on the road to securing an independent UK trade policy once we leave the EU.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>The Australia working group will continue to scope the potential for an ambitious and comprehensive Free Trade Agreement once the UK has left the European Union. </em></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/02/2017 17:41:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

683074

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to implement the recommendation in paragraph 87 of the Review of the Youth Justice system in England and Wales, published in December 2016, on reducing the period before which childhood convictions become spent.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	62696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the government response to Charlie Taylor’s Review of the Youth Justice System, we will work with the Home Office to consider this recommendation once the Justice Select Committee's inquiry into youth criminal records concludes. The Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have provided written evidence to the Committee which can be found at: <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/justice-committee/disclosure-of-youth-criminal-records/written/43085.html" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/justice-committee/disclosure-of-youth-criminal-records/written/43085.html</a></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 07/02/2017 15:48:58 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers